Celerinus
Martyrological notice
In Africa, of St. Celerinus, deacon, who, kept in prison nineteen days, loaded with fetters, irons, and otherwise tormented, made a glorious confession of Christ and with an invincible courage overcom-; ing his enemy, showed unto others the way of conquering.
Baring-Gould: February · SS. CELERINUS, D. C., CELERINA, IGNATIUS,
[Roman and other Latin Martyrologies. Authorities:--The letters of S. Cyprian of Carthage, and S. Cornelius of Rome. A letter of S. Celerinus to the Confessor Lucian is inserted in some editions of the works of S. Cyprian.]
Of Celerina, Ignatius, and Laurence nothing, except their names, is known, and even these would not have come down to us, but for their being mentioned as glorious martyrs by S. Cyprian, in a letter to their nephew, S. Celerinus. This Celerinus was first Reader, and then Deacon, in the Church of Carthage, and received orders from S. Cyprian. He was in Rome in the year 250, and confessed Christ there in the Decian persecution, spending nineteen days in chains; but to his great sorrow, his sister yielded to her fears, and was numbered among the lapsed. Afterwards Celerinus was unfortunately drawn away by Novatian into schism, but when he perceived that the schismatic sought his own advancement rather than the glory of God, he acknowledged his error, and returned to the communion of the Catholic Church.
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
In Africa sancti Celerini Diaconi, qui, decem et novem dies custodia carceris septus, in nervo et ferro variisque poenis gloriosus fuit Christi Confessor; et, dum inexpugnabili firmitate certaminis sui vicit adversarium, vincendi ceteris viam fecit.